Project Overview

Project Overview: IKEA Qingdao Home Furnishing Store Steel Structure Roof System

Project Background

This project involves the construction of a new large-scale retail center, specifically a steel structure warehouse-style retail complex, in Qingdao for IKEA, a globally renowned home furnishing brand. As a world-leading home furnishing retailer, IKEA maintains stringent requirements for building quality, construction efficiency, and environmental standards. The project aims to create an efficient, safe, and aesthetically modern space for home product display and storage, utilizing an advanced prefabricated steel structure warehouse system to achieve rapid construction and flexible layout.

Project Challenges & Solution Highlights

Key Challenges

Large Span Requirement: A column-free interior space was needed to accommodate home furnishing display and storage.

High Construction Efficiency Demands: On-site construction time needed to be minimized for early operational readiness.

Environmental & Sustainability Standards: Compliance with IKEA's global environmental standards and reduction of construction waste.

Solution Highlights

Fully Prefabricated Steel Structure System: All components were factory-precast, enabling modular assembly on site and significantly shortening the project timeline.

Long-Span Truss Design: Single truss spans of 24 meters achieved a wide, column-free interior space.

Green Building Concept: Use of recyclable steel materials minimized on-site welding and construction waste.

Integrated Hoisting Technology: Entire trusses were transported and hoisted into place, ensuring structural integrity and installation precision.

Product Technology & Specifications

Product Parameter Table (Modular Presentation)

Technical Highlights

Fully Prefabricated Steel Structure System

The prefab metal warehouse system we adopted involves all primary and secondary steel components being cut, welded, and treated for anti-corrosion in the factory, ensuring precision and quality. On-site work mainly involves bolted connections and hoisting, greatly enhancing construction speed and safety.

Large-Span Space Design

The 24-meter-span truss structure creates a column-free interior, perfectly meeting the functional needs of IKEA’s product display and storage. This design is also suitable for various prefabricated metal warehouse applications, such as logistics centers and production workshops.

Integrated Transportation & Hoisting

Each truss was fully assembled in the factory, transported to the site via specialized vehicles, and hoisted into place using large cranes. This method effectively avoids on-site assembly errors and enhances structural integrity and installation efficiency.

Eco-Friendliness & Sustainability

All steel materials are recyclable, and nearly zero waste was generated during construction, aligning with green building standards and supporting the client’s sustainability goals.

This case study of the prefab metal warehouse building system demonstrates the efficient application of modern prefabricated steel structures in large-scale commercial construction, with the steel structure supermarket being a prime example of such innovative architecture. As a mature prefabricated metal warehouse solution, it is suitable not only for the home furnishing retail industry but also widely applicable in industrial plants, logistics storage, sports facilities, and even in constructing steel structure supermarkets, offering advantages such as rapid construction, flexible expansion, and energy efficiency.

Tailored for You: Flexible & Adaptable Industrial Building Solutions

We understand that every industrial project has unique spatial needs, functional goals, and environmental contexts. Off-the-shelf products often fail to address real-world complexities. That's why we specialize in delivering deeply customized pre-engineered steel building systems.

Core Customization Capabilities

Our bespoke service covers the entire project lifecycle, ensuring a perfect fit between the structure and your operational requirements:

Core Product Advantages

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  Rapid Deployment, Faster ROI

  Utilizing factory-pre fabrication and on-site assembly, our method rejects construction timelines by approximately two-thirds compared to conventional methods, enabling faster operational launch and revenue generation.
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  Sustainable Construction, Enduring Value

  Built primarily with recyclable high-quality steel, our structures boast a material recovery rate exceeding 90%. This ensures eco-friendliness throughout its lifecycle and significant residual value even after decommissioning.
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  Robust & Resilient, Built to Endure

  Our meticulously calculated and simulated structural systems offer superior wind resistance up to 0.85 kPa, providing reliable performance and safety even in demanding coastal climates.
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  Unobstructed, Highly Efficient Space

  Our long-span structural designs enable column-free interiors of up to 40 meters, maximizing space utilization to meet the demands of modern manufacturing and warehousing for expansive, flexible floorspace.

Functional Performance Specifications

Our prefab metal warehouse buildings are not just shelters; they are precision-engineered tools for your operations:

Exceptional Load-Bearing Capacity
Designed for floor live loads up to 12 kN/m², meeting the demands of most industrial machinery and multi-tiered racking systems.

Comprehensive Fire Safety
We offer integrated fire protection designs, providing structural components with fire resistance ratings from 1 to 2 hours to ensure the safety of personnel and assets.

Superior Environmental Performance
Our building envelopes can incorporate thermal insulation, achieving U-values as low as 0.40 W/(m²·K). This effectively maintains a stable internal environment and reduces energy consumption.

Long Service Life & Durability
The main steel structure is designed for a long service life, complemented by high-performance anti-corrosion coatings, ensuring durability exceeding 30 years and minimizing long-term maintenance costs.

We deliver more than just a prefabricated metal warehouse; we provide a custom industrial space deeply aligned with your business logic. From concept to completion, our engineering team collaborates closely with you to ensure the final prefab metal warehouse building achieves the optimal balance of functionality, cost, and efficiency.